Deb Norton Tech

SLO - Student Learning Objective  SOURCE Each year educators in Wisconsin and other states create a student learning objective (SLO). SLOs are detailed measurable goals for student academic performance that can be achieved within a school year.  This involves collecting data and analyzing the data to show growth towards the goal. Today I'm sharing a few ideas for collecting data and data analysis.  If you're not a numbers person or if you are afraid of spreadsheets and formulas, don't worry. What I'm sharing today is something anyone can do and these tips are really helpful and can save you some time.  Tip #1  Use a Google Form to enter and track data for your students throughout the semester or year.  Google Forms can be shared among teachers if you are planning to work as a team on a common SLO. Here is an example of a Response to Learning tracking log that is shared among a group of teachers. I like how this form collect...

Lately I've been on a mission to incorporate more tools for my math students to use in our math lessons.  Here are a few that I'm thinking about. Click here for my favorite math manipulative site from McGraw Hill: I love that there are backgrounds for pretty much any math concept I'm teaching.  I really like that students can print their pages.  Choosing your grade level makes finding the right manipulative much easier. Here are two sites that are simple and easy to use for making your own graphs.   Grapher Even very young students can create a bar graph using the Grapher.  Every part of the graph is able to be changed to meet your data. Create a Graph Create a Graph allows for more options and has tabs to click to create your graph.  I like that students can preview their graph and go back and make changes if things don't look right.  I also like that students can download or email their graph when they are done. Click Here for Dice f...